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The problem is not just the plane crash, but the millions of preventable deaths.
顯然，問題不是這次空難，而是幾百萬可以預防的死亡事件。
We don't read much about these deaths. The media covers what's new-and millions of people dying is nothing new. So it stays in the background, where it's easier to ignore. But even when we do see it or read about it, it's difficult to keep our eyes on the problem. It's difficult to look at suffering if the situation is so complex that we don't know how to help. And so we look away.
我們并沒有多少機會了解那些死亡事件。媒體總是報道新聞——幾百萬人將要死去并非新聞。如果沒有人報道，那么這些事件就很容易被忽視。但是即使我們確實目睹了事件本身或者看到了相關報道，我們也很難持續關注這些事件。看著他人受苦是令人痛苦的，何況問題又如此復雜，我們根本不知道如何去幫助他人。所以我們會轉移視線。
If we can really see a problem, which is the first step, we come to the second step: cutting through the complexity to find a solution.
就算我們真正發現了問題所在，也不過是邁出了第一步，接著還有第二步：從復雜的世界中找到解決辦法。
Finding solution is essential if we want to make the most of our caring. If we have clear and proven answers anytime an organization or individual asks "How can I help?," then we can get action-and we can make sure that none of the caring in the world is wasted. But complexity makes it hard to mark a path of action for everyone who cares-and makes it hard for their caring to matter.
如果我們要讓關心落到實處，我們就必須找到解決辦法。如果我們有清晰可靠的答案，那么當任何組織和個人發出疑問“我如何能提供幫助”的時候，我們就能采取行動——我們就能夠保證不浪費一丁點全世界人類對他人的關心。但是，世界的復雜性使得我們很難找到對全世界每一個有愛心的人都有效的行動方法——因此人類對他人的關心往往很難產生實際效果。
Cutting through complexity to find a solution runs through four predictable stages: determine a goal, find the highest-impact approach, deliver the technology ideal for that approach, and in the meantime, use the best application of the technology you already have-whether it's something sophisticated, like a new drug, or something simple, like a bednet.
從這個復雜的世界中找到解決辦法，要經歷四個可預見的步驟：確定目標，找到最高效的方法，發現適用于這個方法的理想技術，同時利用現有的最佳技術——不管它是復雜的新藥物，還是最簡單的蚊帳。
